Public Reporting of Hospital Readmissions Hasn’t Cut Rates
Less hospital-based acute care for patients with heart failure; no change for MI, pneumonia
Suggestions for Optimizing Practice Feedback Effectiveness
Practice feedback interventions relate to nature of desired action, feedback display, delivery of feedback
Women Have Lower Mortality Than Men at One Year After TAVR
Findings among high-risk and inoperable patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Macrolide Antibiotics Not Linked to Ventricular Arrhythmia
Findings in older adults show macrolide antibiotics are linked to lower risk of all-cause mortality
Authors Urge Caution Before Adopting New Systolic BP Goals
Small absolute benefit seen in SPRINT must be balanced with increased adverse event rates
No Benefit From Aspirin Prior to Coronary Artery Surgery
No link to decreased risk of death or thrombotic complications after surgery
Normative Cardiac Data Identified for NBA Athletes
Left ventricular size and mass proportional to body size; LV hypertrophy in 27.4 percent of athletes
Maternal Cardiac Dysfunction Precedes Recurrent Preeclampsia
Women who go on to develop recurrent preeclampsia have lower stroke volume, cardiac output
Bariatric Surgery Tied to Drop in Heart Failure Exacerbations
Fewer ER visits or hospitalizations after the surgery among obese patients with heart failure
SCCM: Peri-Op Statins Don’t Cut Risk of AKI in Cardiac Surgery
Study was stopped for futility after 615 participants completed study
